2026 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

2026 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
2026 Arkansas State Red Wolves football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Butch Jones (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Garrett Altman (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Griff McCarley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Centennial Bank Stadium

2026 Sun Belt Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Appalachian State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia State	0	–	0	0	–	0
James Madison	0	–	0	0	–	0
Marshall	0	–	0	0	–	0
Old Dominion	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Division
Arkansas State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Alabama	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southern Miss	0	–	0	0	–	0
Troy	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 4, 2026
As of August 27, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team will represent Arkansas State University in the Sun Belt Conference's West Division during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Wolves are led by Butch Jones in his sixth year as the head coach. The Red Wolves will play home games at Centennial Bank Stadium, located in Jonesboro, Arkansas.^[1]

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Odi Udom	DT	Abilene Christian
Jaxson Dunn	P	Appalachian State
Drew Nicolson	LS	Arizona
Cody Sigler	DL	Auburn
Cedric Franklin II	CB	Ball State
Royce Baucom	IOL	Chattanooga
Kemari Nix	S	Delaware State
Gideon Herbert	EDGE	East Tennessee State
Tyrell Lewis	QB	Garden City CC
Cedric Hawkins	RB	Harding
Tyler Fortenberry	TE	Iowa State
Jaylen Raynor	QB	Iowa State
Jax Brown	QB	Kilgore
TJ Hill	S	Lehigh
Omarion Brown	RB	Louisiana
Damarcco Blanton	WR	Louisiana–Monroe
Riley McGehee	OT	Memphis
Demarcus Baker	S	Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Josh Flowers	QB	Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
DJ Watkins	CB	Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Jackson Waller	P	NC State
Aaron Alexander	LB	North Texas
Kobe Williams	IOL	Northwest Mississippi CC
Kameron Thomas	RB	Northwestern State
TJ Starks	WR	Pittsburg State
Jerry Horne	QB	South Alabama
Drew Collins	EDGE	South Carolina
Zuri Madison	IOL	Southern
DD Murray	RB	Texas A&M
Javante Mackey	EDGE	Texas State
Jordan Sample	LB	Texas State
Quincy Wright	DL	Utah State
Antwine Beale	CB	Unknown
Chase Bogle	LB	Unknown
Ja'Quez Cross	RB	Unknown
Devyn Curtis	LB	Unknown
Walker Davis	IOL	Unknown
Terry Kirksey Jr.	LB	Unknown
Quan Lee	WR	Unknown
Chris Pearson	LB	Unknown
Emmanuel Stevenson	TE	Unknown
Josh Stone	CB	Unknown
Bryan Whitehead	EDGE	Unknown
Aidan Wright	LB	Unknown
Trenton Alan Yowe	CB	Unknown
AG McGhee	S	Withdrawn
Tristian Smith	IOL	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Tyeland Coleman	DL	Florida State
Manasse Itete	IOL	Florida State
Joshua Burrell	TE	Furman
Riley Smith	LS	Furman
Dontrae Henderson	CB	Indiana
Jaden Hamm	TE	Kansas
Five Hamilton	CB	Kennesaw State
Tre Stevens	LB	Lafayette
Nicolas Kalume	EDGE	Maine
Elias Sherman	DL	Maine
AJ Thomas	EDGE	McNeese
Shakai Woods	DL	Middle Tennessee
Joshua Ofor	LB	NC State
Sterling Wiggins	OT	North Carolina A&T
Donquarius Parker	EDGE	North Carolina Central
Daniel Vuckovic	P	Northern Illinois
Talan Chandler	IOL	Northwestern
Sam Hultz	DL	Pittsburg State
Bryson Ross	CB	Portland State
Jaden Haly	QB	Sacred Heart
Sultan Badmus	EDGE	Temple
Trey Owens	QB	Texas
Landry Cannon	IOL	Tulane
Jaylen Heyward	S	UCF
Kam Moore	LB	UCF
Noah Flores	CB	Utah State
Corey Reddick Jr.	RB	Valdosta State
Boski Barrett	WR	Vanderbilt
Drew Dickey	QB	Vanderbilt
Jeremy St-Hilaire	QB	Vanderbilt
Makai Shahid	S	Youngstown State

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Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Red Wolves were picked to finish third place in the West division.^[6]

Running back Kenyon Clay, offensive lineman Tristian Smith, wide receiver Chauncy Cobb and defensive back AG McGhee were awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense and defense.^[7] Kicker Clune Van Andel and return specialist and associated press player Chauncy Cobb were named to the All-Sun Belt first team special teams.

Personnel

2026 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Nana Burris	Sr
WR	`2`	Chauncy Cobb	Jr
WR	`3`	Hunter Summers	Jr
RB	`4`	Devin Spencer	Jr
RB	`5`	Kenyon Clay	Sr
QB	`6`	Ethan Crawford	Jr
QB	`7`	Drew Dickey	Sr
RB	`8`	Corey Reddick	Sr
QB	`9`	Trey Owens	So
WR	`10`	Jaylen Bonelli	Sr
TE	`11`	Tyler Little	Jr
QB	`12`	Jérémy St-Hilaire	So
WR	`13`	Boski Barrett	So
WR	`14`	Andre Feast	Fr
WR	`15`	Andrew Jones	Fr
TE	`16`	Joshua Burrell	GS
TE	`17`	Jabari Bush	So
WR	`18`	Romel Stevens	Fr
TE	`19`	Jaden Hamm	Jr
WR	`21`	Deshaun Fedd	Fr
RB	`22`	Ezell Jolly	Jr
RB	`23`	Solomon Baggett	Fr
RB	`24`	Nasir Allen	Fr
RB	`30`	Damon Sisa	So
TE	`31`	Devyn Curtis	Sr
TE	`41`	Coleman Parmer	Fr
OL	`50`	Wil Saxton	Sr
OL	`51`	Cade Channell	Fr
OL	`52`	Mason Myers	Jr
OL	`53`	Talan Chandler	So
OL	`55`	Aleric Watson	Sr
OL	`57`	Dan'tay Ward Jr.	Fr
OL	`58`	Cameron Ambrose	Sr
OL	`63`	Aiden Kehm	So
OL	`64`	Noah Hacker	Fr
OL	`65`	Cape Johnson	Jr
OL	`68`	Tristian Smith	Sr
OL	`69`	Cooper Sherrod	Fr
OL	`70`	Manasse Itete	So
OL	`71`	Tanner Welch	Jr
OL	`72`	Sterling Wiggins	Jr
OL	`73`	Kobe Williams	So
OL	`74`	Landry Cannon	Jr
OL	`75`	JB Hoehn	Fr
OL	`76`	Trason Hunt	Fr
OL	`77`	Gabe Fortson	So
OL	`79`	Baker North	So
WR	`80`	Kena Rego	Fr
WR	`81`	Dallas Boozer	Fr
TE	`82`	Ezra Burgess	Jr
WR	`84`	Reed Linder	Sr
TE	`86`	AJ Carlson	So
TE	`89`	Andrew Staten	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`0`	Dontrae Henderson	So
CB	`1`	Braden Jackson	Jr
CB	`2`	Jaylen Heyward	So
CB	`3`	Noah Flores	Jr
S	`4`	Makai Shahid	Jr
S	`5`	Five Hamilton	Jr
S	`6`	AG McGhee	Sr
CB	`7`	Courtney Patterson	Fr
S	`8`	Brandon Barnes	Jr
LB	`9`	Kam Moore	Sr
DE	`10`	Tony Carter	So
DE	`11`	Sultan Badmus	Jr
S	`12`	Bryson Ross	Jr
CB	`13`	Kyle Williams	So
DE	`14`	Donquarius Parker	Sr
S	`15`	Brandon Greil	Sr
S	`16`	Joe Drew	So
CB	`17`	Marquis Williams	So
S	`18`	Malekhi Weedon	So
CB	`19`	James Reed III	Sr
DE	`20`	TJ Grant	Jr
S	`21`	Malik McConico	Sr
LB	`22`	Nigel Nelson	So
LB	`23`	Tre Stevens	Jr
LB	`24`	Joshua Ofor	So
LB	`25`	Keoni Denny	Jr
DE	`27`	AJ Thomas	Jr
LB	`28`	Daniel Demery	Jr
CB	`29`	Luke Wisham	So
S	`32`	Paul Risper	Fr
LB	`35`	Rasheem Turner	Fr
LB	`38`	Noah Hamlin	Fr
DE	`41`	Aidan Wright	Fr
DE	`42`	Shaun Williams	Fr
DT	`44`	Sam Hultz	Sr
DE	`45`	Nicolas Kalume	Jr
LB	`46`	Nick Miller	Fr
DE	`90`	Lincoln Stueve	Fr
DT	`91`	Tyeland Coleman	Jr
DT	`92`	Elias Sherman	Jr
DT	`95`	Ryan Reese	So
DE	`96`	Ronnie Blossom	Fr
DT	`98`	Shakai Woods	Jr
DT	`99`	TJ Spann	Jr
DT		Trent Mapp	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`25`	Clayton Amaya	Jr
LS	`31`	Xavier Ross	So
K	`34`	Clune Van Andel	Sr
K	`39`	Ethan Bowman	Fr
LS	`42`	Kyle Nill	Fr
LS	`88`	Riley Smith	Jr
P	`90`	Daniel Vuckovic	Jr

Head coach

Butch Jones (Ferris State)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Garrett Altman (TCU)
Offensive coordinator
Griffin McCarley (West Alabama)
Defensive coordinator
Kwame Agyeman (Oregon)
Safeties
Nick Grimes (Sam Houston State)
Offensive line / Run game coordinator
Kenny Hill (TCU)
Running backs
Alex Jones (Tennessee)
Tight ends
Derrick Lett (Bowling Green State)
Wide receivers
Jalen Ortiz (Wyoming)
Cornerbacks
Rashad Pittman (Pittsburg State)
Defensive tackles
Malcolm Robinson (Minnesota)
Defensive ends
Kody Schexnayder (Mississippi State)
Special teams coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1 June 2026

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 5	6:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN+
September 12	6:00 p.m.	West Georgia*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+
September 19	7:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPNU
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Kennesaw State*	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
October 3		at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA
October 8	6:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN/ESPN2
October 17		at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS
October 24	6:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
November 7	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
November 14		at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC
November 21		at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA
November 28	2:00 p.m.	Troy	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Memphis (Paint Bucket Bowl)

Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) at Memphis Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Red Wolves			0
Tigers			0

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: September 5
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	ARST	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

West Georgia (FCS)

West Georgia Wolves (FCS) (0–0) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas

Date: September 12
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UWG	ARST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at TCU

Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) at TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0
Horned Frogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

Date: September 19
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPNU

Statistics	ARST	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State Owls (0–0) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas

Date: September 26
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KENN	ARST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Louisiana

Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	0	0

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

Date: October 3

Statistics	ARST	LA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

South Alabama

South Alabama Jaguars (0–0) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas

Date: October 8
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN/ESPN2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USA	ARST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southern Miss

Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Date: October 17

Statistics	ARST	USM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Georgia State

Georgia State Panthers (0–0) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas

Date: October 24
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	GAST	ARST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Louisiana–Monroe

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (0–0) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas

Date: November 7
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ULM	ARST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Coastal Carolina

Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0
Chanticleers	0	0	0	0	0

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina

Date: November 14

Statistics	ARST	CCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Coastal Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Louisiana Tech

Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana

Date: November 21

Statistics	ARST	LT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisiana Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Troy

Troy Trojans (0–0) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wolves	0	0	0	0	0

at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas

Date: November 28
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TROY	ARST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ "Staff Directory". Arkansas State Red Wolves. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
↑ "Arkansas State Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
↑ "Arkansas State Red Wolves 2026 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
↑ "2026 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
↑ "2026 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
↑ "Sun Belt Announces 2026 Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2026-07-13. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ "A-State Football Places League-High Seven Selections on Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team". Arkansas State University Athletics. 2026-07-13. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
↑ "2026 Arkansas State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
↑ "2026 Football Schedule". Arkansas State Red Wolves. Retrieved May 28, 2026.

[1] "Staff Directory". Arkansas State Red Wolves. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

[2] "Arkansas State Football Transfer Portal". ON3.

[3] "Arkansas State Red Wolves 2026 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[4] "2026 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.

[5] "2026 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.

[6] "Sun Belt Announces 2026 Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. 2026-07-13. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[7] "A-State Football Places League-High Seven Selections on Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team". Arkansas State University Athletics. 2026-07-13. Retrieved 2026-08-01.

[8] "2026 Arkansas State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 28, 2026.

[9] "2026 Football Schedule". Arkansas State Red Wolves. Retrieved May 28, 2026.

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